Should I draft Justin Turner or Kerry Carpenter?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Justin Turner or Kerry Carpenter.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Justin Turner

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Kerry Carpenter

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TOR · DH,1B

DET · DH,RF

Injury Alert

Kerry Carpenter · Back (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.86	1.84
ADP	186.48	201.84
PROJ	297.00	258.00
AB	485	493
R	68	60
H	123	127
2B	26	22
3B	0	2
HR	18	22
RBI	73	70
SB	2	4
K	96	133
BB	47	38
AVG	.254	.258
OBP	.322	.313
SLG	.419	.444
OPS	.741	.757

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	139.0	106.0
AB	240	145
R	31	21
H	60	41
2B	15	10
3B	0	4
HR	5	8
RBI	27	29
SB	0	0
K	46	38
BB	37	11
AVG	.250	.283
OBP	.359	.342
SLG	.375	.572
OPS	.734	.914

Recent News
	Justin Turner's RBI single \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Blue Jays Rumors: Justin Turner, Kevin Kiermaier, Yusei Kikuchi, and more to hit the MLB 2024 trade deadline, per report Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Boston Red Sox Eyeing Reunion with Former Fan-Favorite Justin Turner for Postseason Power Boost Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Red Sox Trade Deadline: Should They Bring Back Fan-Favorite Justin Turner from Blue Jays? Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Blue Jays' Justin Turner: Productive in rout Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Justin Turner raves about playing for the Blue Jays: 'The way they treat their players and the families here is off the charts' Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Blue Jays - Justin Turner reaches career-hit milestone on single to right field against Baltimore Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Justin Turner's hot stretch should be perfect audition for interested trade partners Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN	Kerry Carpenter Shut Down After Experiencing More Discomfort Published July 2nd, 2024 Detroit Tigers' Jack Flaherty, Kerry Carpenter suffer setbacks with back injuries Published July 2nd, 2024 via AOL Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Suffers setback Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter getting treatment after back injury Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Mark Canha hits grand slam, Kerry Carpenter homers twice in Tigers' 8-2 victory over Astros Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Kerry Carpenter Continues Workouts Tuesday Published June 25th, 2024 Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Progressing in baseball activities Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers Injury Updates: Jackson Jobe rehab start, Kerry Carpenter progress Published June 24th, 2024 via Motor City Bengals

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